DanL
New member
Got my 2017 Roadmaster in April 2017 then talked to Luke at New England Trike In Peabody MA about a Motortrike conversion. Luke is great, he is the only one who works on the conversion from start to finish, which is very important since multiple people working on the conversion can get confusing. I've heard other owners having problems with multiple people doing the conversion and either overlooking something or forgetting to do something.
After the conversion, I found out I had one of the newest Motortrike Roadmaster conversions. It is the the 1st with an electric reverse. The reverse has it's own supplemental battery that is charged with the standard Indian system. Motortrike had to design & build the electrical harness for the reverse. They did not have a harness until I ordered the reverse. During the 1st week after getting the trike, the reverse would not work. Luke traced it back to a blown 30Amp fuse. The fender skirts need a 1/4" socket with a long (14+") extension to remove one. They don't make it easy. seems like it would have been easy to design clips for the top of the skirts. I had paid extra for the Indian passenger arm rests but found out they can't be used on the Tomahawk because of the lack of support. Which kind of bummed out my wife.
Motortrike did a fantastic job matching the paint scheme (3 colors) however, when they did the painting they kept the cover (used for paint colors) near where they were spraying and as a result, the cover received overspray and needed to be buffed out by a local body shop. Luke took care of it under warranty.
The independent rear end is nice and helps with the corners. and the bike does look very nice. I've had it to the dealers for standard service and they were impressed with the Motortrike conversion. I love the Roadmaster and like the motortrike except for the few things I mentioned above.:birgitsgiggle: We have put a few thousand miles on the trike and are still happy with the conversion.
After the conversion, I found out I had one of the newest Motortrike Roadmaster conversions. It is the the 1st with an electric reverse. The reverse has it's own supplemental battery that is charged with the standard Indian system. Motortrike had to design & build the electrical harness for the reverse. They did not have a harness until I ordered the reverse. During the 1st week after getting the trike, the reverse would not work. Luke traced it back to a blown 30Amp fuse. The fender skirts need a 1/4" socket with a long (14+") extension to remove one. They don't make it easy. seems like it would have been easy to design clips for the top of the skirts. I had paid extra for the Indian passenger arm rests but found out they can't be used on the Tomahawk because of the lack of support. Which kind of bummed out my wife.
Motortrike did a fantastic job matching the paint scheme (3 colors) however, when they did the painting they kept the cover (used for paint colors) near where they were spraying and as a result, the cover received overspray and needed to be buffed out by a local body shop. Luke took care of it under warranty.
The independent rear end is nice and helps with the corners. and the bike does look very nice. I've had it to the dealers for standard service and they were impressed with the Motortrike conversion. I love the Roadmaster and like the motortrike except for the few things I mentioned above.:birgitsgiggle: We have put a few thousand miles on the trike and are still happy with the conversion.
